PH judoka eliminated

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LONDON—Tomohiko Hoshina’s stint in the 30th Olympics in London lasted a little over a minute on Friday.

He lost his first bout in the over 100 kg division, submitting to Southt Korea’s Kim Sung-Min in just a minute and five seconds.

The match ended when Kim slammed Hoshima to the mat for an ippon, scoring the highest point in judo.

With Hoshima’s loss, the country’s hope for a medal in the London Olympics rests on four Filipino athletes.

These are Athletics’ Marestella Torres and Rene Herrera, Boxing’s Mark Barriga and BMX’s Daniel Caluag. With a report by Celest Flores